Going off subject now

I know this blog was made to follow Cathy Kightlinger's stories from the Indy Star. However, today I feel like doing my own thing.

Last night I spent time writing a reflection paper about the internship that I just completed at Indianapolis Woman. While I was writing, I found that I was really happy working there and could see myself writing for other magazines. For a while I wasn't sure I even wanted to be a journalist anymore. I didn't feel like I was reaching people - the whole reason I wanted to be a journalist.

My outlook has changed. In the April issue of the magazine, I wrote a section on breast cancer: the risk, the treatment, the gene behind the disease. It was all so very interesting for me. When I started getting emails that I had done some really good work and that I was helping to inform women of their risk, I, for the first time, thought I was reaching people and making a change. And that I am thankful for.